TAMU increases enrollment to over 56K

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Texas A&M University Preliminary enrollment, fall 2014: 56,602
Certified enrollment, fall 2013: 53,219
Change in number of enrolled students: 3,383
Percent change in enrolled students: 6.36 percent

UT-Austin is decreasing their enrollment:

The University of Texas at AustinPreliminary enrollment, fall 2014: 51,341
Certified enrollment, fall 2013: 52,059
Change in number of enrolled students: -718
Percent change in enrolled students: -1.38 percent

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Booooo 25x25
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Enrollment shouldn't be an issue. The type of candidates we accept should...But it doesn't help that our State doesn't want to be the best in education, therefore we are accepting everyone that wouldn't do well in other states...

Thanks a lot Perry!
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Academics and getting into TAMU is still harder that tu. I know the Texas A&M engineering school is trying to increase enrollment to 25000
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Can someone please pull up in state population growth over the past 10 years?

What is the state flagship school between houston and the metroplex for $500, alex?
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Academics and getting into TAMU is still harder that tu.

No... It isn't.
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Aggie "engineers" take classes at Blinn these days. Seriously.
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Academics and getting into TAMU is still harder that tu. I know the Texas A&M engineering school is trying to increase enrollment to 25000


What? Just saying things doesnt make them true.
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Having a high school senior who has applied I can tell you it has only gotten more competitive to get into A&M.
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HOW IS THIS AFR?
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Academics and getting into TAMU is still harder that tu. I know the Texas A&M engineering school is trying to increase enrollment to 25000


You do realize that faculty aren't getting help to handle the increase, right?
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Aggie "engineers" take classes at Blinn these days. Seriously.


There is a pretty big difference in them taking Calculus 101 or Chemistry 101 at Blinn versus upper level engineering courses, which of course they are taking at A&M. Im not an engineer, but you are being silly.
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Having a high school senior who has applied I can tell you it has only gotten more competitive to get into A&M.


Since 1978 yes, since 2004, no.
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WHY? don't water down our product. Our diplomas still mean something....for now
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enrollment was to be capped at 33,000 in 1987
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Google the "Texas A&M Engineering Academy at Blinn". The Aggie jokes write themselves.
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Aggie "engineers" take classes at Blinn these days. Seriously.


Lol you're dumb.
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Let in as many kids as you want, keep the degree requirements strict and rigorous. As long as the kids getting out are quality and qualified who cares how many students are coming through.
ag92tx
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College is harder and more competitive than it ever was in the 70s and 80s. That is an absolute fact.
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Since 1978 yes, since 2004, no.


A&M peaked in the late 90s/early 2000s. It's gone downhill since then. Look at the academic rankings. A&M fell from a top 50 university to a top 80 with Baylor about to pass us by. SMU already did.
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Aggie "engineers" take classes at Blinn these days. Seriously.
No we don't.
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Let in as many kids as you want, keep the degree requirements strict and rigorous. As long as the kids getting out are quality and qualified who cares how many students are coming through.


There is a point at which size is no longer manageable in terms of teaching and ancillary services. It is a degree mill.
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Google the "Texas A&M Engineering Academy at Blinn". The Aggie jokes write themselves.


That's as much of a finance problem as it is anything else.
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Since 1978 yes, since 2004, no.


A&M peaked in the late 90s/early 2000s. It's gone downhill since then. Look at the academic rankings. A&M fell from a top 50 university to a top 80 with Baylor about to pass us by. SMU already did.


You can thank rik the Dick
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Let in as many kids as you want, keep the degree requirements strict and rigorous. As long as the kids getting out are quality and qualified who cares how many students are coming through.


There is a point at which size is no longer manageable in terms of teaching and ancillary services. It is a degree mill.


We aren't there
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Let in as many kids as you want, keep the degree requirements strict and rigorous. As long as the kids getting out are quality and qualified who cares how many students are coming through.


There is a point at which size is no longer manageable in terms of teaching and ancillary services. It is a degree mill.
In the traditional classroom setup yes. But from what I've heard from my professors they're considering a flipped classroom setup where you read the material and come in once/twice a week for purely asking questions and turning in assignments. In such a setup I don't think you need nearly as much personnel.
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Y'all better pull your big time donor $ so the board of regents know you won't stand for this!! Lolol
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Let in as many kids as you want, keep the degree requirements strict and rigorous. As long as the kids getting out are quality and qualified who cares how many students are coming through.


There is a point at which size is no longer manageable in terms of teaching and ancillary services. It is a degree mill.
In the traditional classroom setup yes. But from what I've heard from my professors they're considering a flipped classroom setup where you read the material and come in once/twice a week for purely asking questions and turning in assignments. In such a setup I don't think you need nearly as much personnel.


That is the very definition of degree mill. Keep reassuring yourself, though. Meanwhile, the sips have won academically.
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Since 1978 yes, since 2004, no.


A&M peaked in the late 90s/early 2000s. It's gone downhill since then. Look at the academic rankings. A&M fell from a top 50 university to a top 80 with Baylor about to pass us by. SMU already did.


Im worried about employers, not magazines.
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tu is stuck on 40 acres (and that is generous). They are land locked. We on the other hand have tons of room to expand. Probably will top out around 65K. Now if just 44 of those are excellent football players we are good to go.
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Since 1978 yes, since 2004, no.


A&M peaked in the late 90s/early 2000s. It's gone downhill since then. Look at the academic rankings. A&M fell from a top 50 university to a top 80 with Baylor about to pass us by. SMU already did.


Im worried about employers, not magazines.


Yeah rankings don't matter. Keep telling yourself that. you do realize that Ags apply for other endeavors like medicine and law, right? You don't think rankings matter?
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I'm currently in ENGR 111 and I can say 2 things.

1.The class is completely unorganized and one of the TAs has told me that it's pretty common for him to come to class completely uninformed on what we're supposed to be doing that day.

2. There are tons of kids who get in because they're top ten percent at a small school but aren't qualified. (I know this isn't a new phenomenon but I have friends at Blinn that are smarter than some kids in my 111 class but went to a more competitive high school)

Increasing enrollment every year and trying to achieve 25x25 is just a terrible idea. The school won't be able to get enough qualified faculty to support the program, and I can already see that happening. Also my advisor told me they're having record numbers of freshman dropping engineering this year so now the rest of the departments are going to have to absorb all the access of 25x25. Good job higher ups
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SEC SEC SEC!!!!
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tu is stuck on 40 acres (and that is generous). They are land locked. We on the other hand have tons of room to expand. Probably will top out around 65K. Now if just 44 of those are excellent football players we are good to go.


The sips have chosen competitiveness. Advantage tu. Their applicant pool is better, sorry to tell you.
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Since 1978 yes, since 2004, no.


A&M peaked in the late 90s/early 2000s. It's gone downhill since then. Look at the academic rankings. A&M fell from a top 50 university to a top 80 with Baylor about to pass us by. SMU already did.
Can we please quit going by the garbage that US News and World Report put out? They have become National Enquirer. Try to keep up.
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